Hitura Mine

• Operating since 1970
• Produces 2200 t/a nickel metal
• 650,000 t/a underground operation
• Mined 14 Mt @ 0.6% Nickel to date
• Resources and reserves (Dec 06) totalling 2.57Mt @ 0.67% nickel
• Contained metals 17,300 t Ni, 6,100 t Cu
• Currently mining at 550 level in Hitura North orebodies
• Hitura north orebodies open at depth (Deepest intersec is at 700 level)

Current Status

• Download Hitura Drill Plan here
• Belvedere acquired the operation from Outokumpu Mining, June 2007
• Commissioned 3.5 million euro (CAN $5M) exploration programme
• Focus on developing further resources and reserves at the Hitura middle and south orebodies